Title :
Parameter Determination for the Markov Modeling of Two-Machine Production Lines
Author :
Amer, Hassanein H. ; Daoud, Ramez M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., American Univ. in Cairo, Cairo
Abstract :
This research investigates the mean time to failure (MTTF) of a fault-tolerant two-machine production line in the context of networked control systems (NCS). A conventional Markov model is used. A special metric is introduced and used to find the most cost-efficient and practical way of simultaneously decreasing controller failure rate and increasing repair rate and coverage in order to increase MTTF. Furthermore, it is shown how to factor software quality and operator expertise in the calculation of the model parameters.
Keywords :
Markov processes; control engineering computing; fault tolerance; maintenance engineering; production control; Markov modeling; controller failure rate; fault-tolerant two-machine production line; mean time to failure; networked control systems; parameter determination; two-machine production lines; Actuators; Automatic control; Communication system control; Communication system traffic control; Control systems; Delay; Networked control systems; Production systems; Software quality; Wiring;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Informatics, 2006 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9700-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9701-0
DOI :
10.1109/INDIN.2006.275805
